an interesting perspective from a local political analystwho writes for the Melbourne Age.

Date
September 17, 2012
CategoryOpinion

Waleed Aly
Protesters clash with Sydney police
Hundreds take part in an anti-Islam film protest in Sydney in front of the US consulate in Sydney on Saturday.

WHERE do I start? Perhaps with the viral image that will
come to define this episode: a child who'd be three or four hoisting a
sign triumphantly above his head blaring ''Behead all those who insult
the Prophet'' while a woman, presumably his mother, thinks this is cute
enough to capture on her smartphone. Alternatively, I could begin with
the observation that the trailer for the anti-Islamic film that
ostensibly started this all, Innocence of Muslims, is now a
blockbuster, with YouT